manila buzz

Administration bet Gilbert Teodoro Jr. cradles a young boy...

Dec 16th

A US Marine wearing Santa Claus costume pacifies a young boy...

Dec 16th

Some of the families evacuated Wednesday to various safe...

Dec 16th

Glowing lava flows out of the crater of Mayon volcano in...

Dec 16th

Residents salvage their belongings from their homes after a...

Dec 16th

Filipinos attend mass near a giant paper mache of the infant...

Dec 16th

Protesters throw rotten fruits on a main gate of the...

Dec 16th

Filipino school children line up as members of the III...

Dec 16th

U.S. Ambassador Kristie Kenney, left, assist as a man...

Dec 16th

Evacuees sleep on the floor of a classroom which was turned...

Dec 16th

Evacuees sleep on chairs in a classroom turned into an...

Dec 16th

A man prepares a native delicacy during the season for...

Dec 16th

Philippines long-distance runner Eduardo Buenavista, seen...

Dec 16th

Lava glows while cascading on the slopes of Mayon volcano as...

Dec 16th

Nguyen Thuy Ngan of Vietnam, right, struggles with Estimar...

Dec 16th

Villagers living on the slopes of Mayon volcano ride on a...

Dec 16th

Residents watch Mayon volcano at Lingon Hill as it spews ash...

Dec 16th

A view of Mayon volcano as it spews ash in Legazpi city,...

Dec 14th

A worker at a palm oil plantation is silhouetted, in Agusan...

Dec 14th

Villagers living on the slopes of the Mayon volcano wait for...

Dec 14th

A worker at a palm oil plantation handles newly harvested...

Dec 14th

Police inspect the charred body of a man after his car...

Dec 14th

Members of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity run naked during...

Dec 14th

Members of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity run naked during...

Dec 14th

Members of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity run naked during...

Dec 14th

Members of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity run naked as the...

Dec 14th

The employment rate or the proportion of...

The employment rate or the proportion of employed persons to total labor force was estimated at 92.9...

Dec 14th

PEP to seek reconsideration of DOJ Secretary’s...

Dec 14th

Marian Rivera denies humiliating a fan in Japan The actress...

Dec 14th

Regine Velasquez bats for typhoon survivors’ urgent...

Dec 14th

President Macapagal-Arroyo is welcomed by Lt. Gen. Ben...

Dec 14th

President Arroyo and US Ambassador Kristie Kenney inaugurate...

Dec 14th

A Quezon City cop tries to convince a homeless mother and...

Dec 14th

Mayon volcano in Legazpi city, Albay province, continues to...

Dec 14th

Lava cascades down the slopes of Mayon volcano in Legazpi...

Dec 14th

Lava cascades down the slopes of Mayon volcano in Legazpi...

Dec 14th

Lava flows down the slopes of Mayon volcano in Legazpi city,...

Dec 14th

Chefs and culinary students prepare their entry for the...

Dec 14th

Mayon volcano in Legazpi city, Albay province, spews ash...

Dec 14th

Chefs and culinary students display 5,000 cheese-inspired...

Dec 14th

Culinary students prepare their entry for the 5,000...

Dec 14th

A Filipino chef grates cheese on one of the dishes as they...

Dec 14th

Mayon volcano in Legazpi city, Albay province, spews ash...

Dec 14th

Map of the Philippines Basilan island. Troops hunting for...

Dec 14th

Casiano Rasonado (L), one of the hostages freed by tribal...

Dec 14th

Freed hostages gather at the village social hall in San...

Dec 14th

Jamie Asok, right, and Rexel Ryan Fabriga, left, of...

Dec 14th

Freed hostages share a light moment as they gather at the...

Dec 14th

Protesters picket the IMF-World Bank office at suburban...

Dec 14th

Private guards cast shadows as protesters picket the...

Dec 14th

Protesters picket the IMF-World Bank office at suburban...

Dec 14th

Joebert ‘Ondo’ Perez, right, leader of former...

Dec 14th

Lava flows down the slopes of Mayon volcano in Legazpi city,...

Dec 14th

Bakal Boys Scrap metal divers of Baseco, Manila - a RALSTON...

Dec 12th

Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo welcomes newly-installed ARMM...

Dec 12th

Filipino netter Treat Conrad Huey competes in the...

Dec 12th

A cop pins a protester against a wall during an anti-martial...

Dec 12th

Thirty-one people including Muslim guerrillas linked to...

Dec 12th

Villagers pray at a chapel in the village of San Martin in...

Dec 12th

Members of a police special action force man a checkpoint...

Dec 12th

Soldiers dig out thousands of rounds of M16 and M14...

Dec 12th

Gang leader Joebert ‘Ondo’ Perez, a former...

Dec 12th

Hostages eat breakfast while being watched by an armed...

Dec 12th

Relatives and friends of the remaining 46 hostages held by...

Dec 12th

Relatives and friends of the remaining 46 hostages held by...

Dec 12th

An armed member of the National Bureau of Investigation...

Dec 12th

Josefina Bajade (L), provincial welfare director and chief...

Dec 12th

Villagers whose livelihoods were disrupted by a...

Dec 12th

Students show their handprints in support of the global day...

Dec 12th

Students and environmental groups hold a banner in support...

Dec 12th

People are seen hiking the hills the northern Philippines. A...

Dec 12th

Marleyn Sanchez, 38, a farmer, refreshes herself after she...

Dec 12th

A map locating the volatile Mindanao region in the southern...

Dec 12th

Miguel Molina of the Philippines swims to win the gold medal...

Dec 12th

A group of hostages awaits their fate after gunmen held them...

Dec 12th

Thailand’s Sarita Phonsri, right, kicks...

Dec 12th

A hostage-taker walks past villagers taken as hostages by...

Dec 12th

Marleyn Sanchez, 38, a farmer, speaks with the media after...

Dec 12th

Two hostages who were released by armed tribesmen talk to...

Dec 12th

A female student reacts as a group of naked hooded male...

Dec 10th

A policeman points to mug shots of CVOs allegedly involved...

Dec 8th

Local and foreign journalists march Wednesday to Mendiola...

Dec 8th

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker...

Dec 8th

The municipality of Shariff Aguak in Maguindanao province is...

Dec 8th

Map showing Maguindanao province in the southern...

Dec 8th

Men place the coffins of journalists killed in the...

Dec 8th

The Philippine military patrol Sultan Kudarat province on...

Dec 8th

Philippine residents load up a truck with luggage in Shariff...

Dec 8th

A Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebel takes part in...

Dec 8th

Owner of the Malabon Zoo Manny Tangko and his pet orangutan...

Dec 8th

A protester clenches his fist amidst mock coffins during a...

Dec 8th

Journalists light candles and lay white flowers at the site...

Dec 8th

A protester clenches his fist amidst mock coffins during a...

Dec 8th

Protesters display placards during a rally near the...

Dec 8th

Journalists lead a march towards the Presidential Palace in...

Dec 8th

Journalists put down their cameras and recorders as a...

Dec 8th

GMA7’s Jessica Soho addresses employees, NUJP and IFJ...

Dec 8th

Activists picket the House of Representatives on Tuesday to...

Dec 8th

A specter of smog coming from vehicular and industrial...

Dec 8th

A woman eats as she waits for customers beside Christmas...

Dec 8th

A worker tests light bulbs installed in a Christmas lantern,...

Dec 8th

A worker installs lights on a Christmas lantern on sale...

Dec 8th

A worker installs lights on a Christmas lantern on sale...

Dec 8th

A Filipino activist holds a mock axe painted with a slogan...

Dec 8th

A Filipino activist holds a toy gun to dramatize their...

Dec 8th

A view of a hotel in Kuala Lumpur where peace talks between...

Dec 8th

Philippine soldiers stand guard near a weapons cache in the...

Dec 8th

Map showing Maguindanao Province in the southern...

Dec 8th

Philippine soldiers scour a small village for armed men...

Dec 8th

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo speaks during...

Dec 8th

Protesters form the words ‘No To Martial Law’...

Dec 8th

Government soldiers stop a commuter jeep on a checkpoint as...

Dec 8th

A soldier of the 73rd Infantry Neutralizer Battalion takes a...

Dec 8th

Government soldiers move closer to a village in pursuit of...

Dec 8th

A soldier of the 73rd Infantry Neutralizer Battalion uses a...

Dec 8th

Soldiers of the 73rd Infantry Neutralizer Battalion take up...

Dec 8th

Soldiers lead a flag raising ceremony on the first day of...

Dec 6th

A Filipino activist stands behind miniature factory models...

Dec 6th

Government soldiers prepare to raise the Philippine flag...

Dec 6th

Soldiers raid one of the mansions in Davao City in southern...

Dec 6th

Philippine investigators, backed by security forces, take...

Dec 6th

The family of massacred journalist Daniel Tiamzon, an...

Dec 6th

Map of Mindanao in the southern Philippines. The Philippines...

Dec 6th

Detained Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jnr at his...

Dec 6th

Philippine police’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD)...

Dec 6th

Government soldiers patrol the vicinity where high powered...

Dec 6th

Family and supporters of massacred UNTV journalist Daniel...

Dec 6th

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy...

Dec 1st

DOJ agents carry boxes of evidence to a Cotabato City court...

Dec 1st

Sen. Richard Gordon, left, and former MMDA chief Bayani...

Dec 1st

Promising to make RP an economic giant, Sultan Ibrahim Usman...

Dec 1st

Residents wait to receive free condoms given during the...

Dec 1st

Seven-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao files his...

Dec 1st

An activists holds a slogan showing pictures of Philippine...

Dec 1st

Presidential candidate and Sen. Richard Gordon, left, and...

Dec 1st

Updated profile of Andal Ampatuan Jnr, the Filipino mayor...

Dec 1st

Protesters burn pictures of Philippine President Gloria...

Dec 1st

A local elections candidate for councilor Nars Padilla wears...

Dec 1st

Ampatuan Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. (C) is escorted by...

Dec 1st

Filipino activists hold banners with slogans showing their...

Dec 1st

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo prays during a...

Dec 1st

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo shows her...

Dec 1st

Filipino activists burn pictures of Philippine President...

Dec 1st

Senator Maria Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal, an...

Dec 1st

Ruling party Lakas-Kampi CMD’s presidential candidate...

Dec 1st

Ruling party Lakas-Kampi CMD’s presidential candidate...

Dec 1st

Presidential candidate and former Defense Secretary Gilberto...

Dec 1st

Filipino activists wear colorful masks during a rally...

Dec 1st

Journalists and activists march as they condemn the killings...

Dec 1st

A Filipino activist ties ribbons on a barb wired fence...

Dec 1st

Ousted Philippine President Joseph Estrada waves to...

Dec 1st

Evangelist Eddie Villanueva gestures as he joins supporters...

Dec 1st

Ousted Philippine President Joseph Estrada, center, makes...

Dec 1st

Detained Marine colonel Ariel Querubin shows a copy of...

Dec 1st

Nacionalista Party (NP) presidential candidate Senator Manny...

Dec 1st

Former Philippine president Joseph Estrada (R) reacts while...

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